Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs flax darnel

Anarta melanopa compared with Lolium remotum

Key Differences

Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while flax darnel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	flax darnel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Noctuidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anarta	Lolium
Species	Anarta melanopa	Lolium remotum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

flax darnel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	flax darnel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

flax darnel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

The Broad-Bordered White Underwing (Anarta melanopa) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.